International Tiger Day 2022: Significance and Reason of Observance

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• Jul 29, 2022 | Kabir Chakraborty

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Digital Desk: Every year on July 29th, people all across
the world mark International Tiger Day to promote tiger conservation. The day
supports a global system for safeguarding tigers' natural habitats. It was
established in 2010 during the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit in Russia when it
was noted that 97 percent of tigers had vanished. Numerous international
organizations, such as the Smithsonian Institution, the World Wide Fund for
Nature, and the International Fund for Animal Welfare, mark International Tiger
Day.

Over
half of the world's wild tigers, or 2,226 them, are found in India,
according to the World Wildlife Fund. There may only be 250 wild tigers left in
Malaysia, according to the report, but all of Sumatra is now home to
Indonesia's surviving wild tigers. The group has also demanded immediate action
to safeguard the tigers.

The
day is observed all over the world by organizing conferences, seminars, and
conversations on tiger conservation.

The National Tiger Conservation Authority reports that
since 2012, 1,059 tigers have died in India, with Madhya Pradesh having the
highest death toll.

Congress
invited people to get together and "increase efforts for conservation of
the endangered species" on its official Twitter account on Friday.

The
Congress posted on Twitter, "Let us come together to create awareness and
increase our efforts for the protection of the endangered species as we mark
International Tiger Day."

Aaditya Thackeray, the leader of the Shiv Sena, also
mentioned the conservation initiatives that Uddhav Thackeray's administration
worked on. He stated on Twitter, "As we mark World Tiger Day, I must say
with a sense of pride that we worked on numerous conservation projects while in
the ministry of Shri Uddhav Thackeray ji.

He
added: "The tiger and elephant corridors and more specifically, the
Sahyadri Tiger Reserve. We added more than 20 conservation reserves to the
State and increased the size of the core of the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve by
over 79 Sq Km.